WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert talks to media during a press conference before the AT&T WNBA All-Star Game 2026 on July 25, 2026 at United Center in Chicago, IL. Melissa Tamez | National Basketball Association | Getty Images WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert will retire at the end of 2026, the league announced on Friday. The decision…
You walk into a restaurant, find a table, pull out the chair, and start scanning the menu. A few minutes later, you are happily planning your first bite. Nobody walks into a restaurant thinking, “Hmm, I wonder which surface has seen the most hands today?” Fair enough. We are there for the food. But some…
Three hurricanes — Karina, Lowell and Marie — are churning in the Pacific Ocean, a high level of activity that climate scientists say is on brand for El Niño, especially given that this year’s event is likely to become the strongest on record. Two of the storms hit major hurricane status this week. Lowell, which…
A private oil company has struck a deal with the Trump administration to develop 17 areas in Venezuela, an effort that experts say will take years and billions of dollars. Source link
“All emergency services are on the scene. Everyone affected will receive the necessary assistance,” Zelensky added in a message on Telegram. “I instructed Poklad to deliver an appropriate, tangible response and, where possible, one that mirrors this strike, to the Russians once everything is ready. Our military will support this response.” Images of the office…
For Alexander Lee, back-to-school shopping used to mean hours spent comparing prices, reading reviews, and figuring out where to buy a growing list of supplies for his two kids. “The pens and pencils are not that big of a deal,” Lee said in a CNBC interview ahead of the Labor Day weekend. Things like “calculators,…
The full impact of the flood in Tibet is unclear. China has released information through state media outlets showing the devastation around the border, but has given few details about the victims or the impact on local villagers. In Nepal, however, rescue operations are taking place at seven hydropower tunnels in which more than 150…
AI representation/ChatGPT What does a man accused in one of India’s biggest medical entrance exam controversies choose to read while behind bars? For Dhananjay Nivrutti Lokhande, currently lodged in Delhi’s Tihar Jail in the NEET-UG paper leak case, the answer is a mix of devotional texts and a book on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. As per…
Former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer violated multiple department policies during her tenure, including creating a hostile work environment, using government funds for personal travel and having an inappropriate relationship with an employee, according to a department watchdog. The Labor Department inspector general’s 44-page report, released Thursday, is the culmination of an investigation that began in…
Two people have been rescued from a tunnel in Nepal more than a week after flash flooding hit the Nepal-Tibet border, killing more than 1,300 people. Nepal’s army is continuing its search for survivors, but mud and rocks are making rescue efforts difficult. The BBC’s South Asia correspondent Azadeh Moshiri, reporting from Nepal, describes how…